Total Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meersbrook Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 120 local areas in City , and the 838th lowest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meersbrook Road (S8 9HW) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the City average (314.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meersbrook Road (S8 9HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derby Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meersbrook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carfield Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denmark Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denmark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Northcote Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carfield Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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